Software Systems Engineer

Overview

Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned company, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County. We are headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. Our corporate mission is “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom.” We are a Certified Evergreen ESOP committed to growing and sustaining the company for the next 100 years.

Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a Software Systems Engineer to provide software integration and execution support to United States Space Force (USSF) STARCOM. The role requires deploying and executing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) software in containerized and automated environments, potentially including on-premise clouds, Kubernetes environments, or public clouds (AWS, Azure, etc.).

Enhanced Focus Areas: This position emphasizes engineering the approach for executing M&S software in a Dev Sec Ops  environment.

• Develop containerization and deployment pipelines for M&S software.
• Capture requirements for existing MS&A tools like AFRL's AFSIM or SMDC's EADSIM to execute in a cloud/containerized environment.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of build/test environments for Linux and Windows.
• Test and benchmark the execution of software in a Dev Sec Ops  environment.
• Prepare and present reports, briefings, and conclusions.
• Brief and interact with senior-level officers (GO/FLAG) and senior civilians.
• Lead requirements development and documentation for distributed M&S architectures.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor of Science in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related STEM field (master's degree highly preferred).
• 5+ years of software engineering, networking engineering, or infrastructure engineering including hardware/software integration.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II (Security+ or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience in at least one of the following:
  • Software engineering
  • Cloud architecture
  • Network and IT systems engineering

• Experience in Java, C++, Python, Type Script, or related language.
• Proficient with shell scripting languages (Bash, AWK, sed, Perl, Python).
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities to integrate and analyze data.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Cloud Formation) and config management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, DSC).
• Linux and Windows server hardening & RMF/STIG compliance.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for diverse audiences.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Work Location: Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel: 0–10%.

Relocation Assistance: No.

Position Contingent Upon Award of

Contract:

Yes.

Salary Range (Colorado): $130,000–$165,000. The salary range is a general guideline and factors may influence final compensation.

Benefits include ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, FSA/HSA/HEP accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Only candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Torch Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.

Requests for reasonable accommodations may be made by emailing

Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.